Child s carriage



(No Model.)

JI WI CHILD'S CARRIAGE. V

' PatentedJuly 4, 1882...

N; v K 2 g 4 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. KRUEGER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CHIL'DS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No. 260,399, dated July 4, 1882. Application filed January 20, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JOHN W. KRUEGER, of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Childs Carriage and lradle, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which 7 Figure l is a side elevation of the combined baby-carriage and cradle. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of the fastening device, and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the same.

The object of my device is to provide a combined baby-carriage and cradle; and it consists in providing the frame of the carriage with a frame having upturned projecting ends provided with hooks, and a body of suitable shape and size having loops at the ends .adapted to be placed on the hooks of the frame so as to swing thereon. The frame is further provided with afastening device to hold the body firmly when used as a carriage.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the carriage-body suitably provided with wheels. To the front and rear of this body the springs N are secured, and upon said springs are mounted the side pieces, C. These consist of two pieces of wood or metal, and are placed one on each side and bent upwardly at their forward and rear ends, 0, where 'they are brought together at a, both in like manner, and thus constitute the frame B. At these points hooks D are permanently attached. These hooks bend inwardly, as shown, so as to receive the eyes or loops on the body.

The body E is of suitable size to be placed within the upturned ends C, and has the upwardly'projecting loops or eyes F, so that the body may swing on the hooks D.

Centrally on the frame B is a fastening device, which consists of' the hand-piece G, secured to a shaft, I. This shaft is secured to journals J, attached to the under part of the piece B, and on the inner end is a finger or latch, H, placed thereon at right angles to the hand-piece G.

The shaft I has a portion of its face cut away at K or flattened at right angles to the finger H, so that the spring L will hold the finger vertically when turned to that position.

I do not confine myself strictly to the form of hooks D or loops F as herein shown; and it is also obvious that other equally efficient devices for securing the latch may be devised without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The operation is as follows: When used as a cradle the latch is turned to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thus permitting the body to swing freely on the hooksDD. When it is desired to convert the cradle for carriage use the latch is turned so that the finger H is vertical, thereby causing the end of the finger H to enter the groove M of the body, thus holding it secure from rocking.

Having described my invention, whatI claim 1s- 1. A combined baby-carriage and swinging cradle, consisting of the carriage-body A, the frontand rear springs, N, the side pieces, C, bent upward at front and rear and united at their ends 0, and provided with hooks D, and

the swinging body E, having loops or eyes F v at front and rear to engage upon said books, the whole constructed substantially in the manner described.

2. In a combined baby-carriage and cradle, the fastening device consisting of shaft I, latch H, and spring L, combined with the bottom of body .E, having groove M, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, this 14th day of January, 1882, in the presence of witnesses.

JNO. W. KRUEGER.

Witnesses:

WM. B. BURNET, W. KLEINE, EUGENE WAMBAUGH. 

